Spiritual Disciplines of Prayer

 

Hello this is Multiply a podcast to encourage village church planters and leaders. I am Brad Snowden and today we want to look at the subject of prayer and what a privilege it is to pray. 

Hebrews 10:19-22 says  Therefore, brothers and sisters, since we have confidence to enter the Most Holy Place by the blood of Jesus, 20 by a new and living way opened for us through the curtain, that is, his body, 21 and since we have a great priest over the house of God, 22 let us draw near to God with a sincere heart and with the full assurance that faith brings, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and having our bodies washed with pure water.

I believe that there should be nothing that hinders us from entering into our time with the Lord. It is sad when followers of Christ do not feel comfortable praying because they feel they don’t say the right things or in the right way. The scripture tells us that we need to be sincere in our desire to spend time talking and listening to God. We also come to the Lord knowing that He will hear our cries because He knows the heart. I have to be honest that there has been many times that I have cried out to the Lord and I had no idea how He was going to work it all out and yet I do not have to know that part . 

Psalm 5:3 says   In the morning, Lord, you will hear my voice;  in the morning I lay my requests before you  and wait expectantly.

Our prayer life must be part of our spiritual disciplines. Whether we spend time in prayer in the morning or at night, the Psalmist in the verse we just read it is all about spiritual discipline . We may not feel like praying yet, that is when it is most important to strengthen our relationship with the Lord.  Through our time with Him praying He extends His kingdom and accomplishes His will here on earth. Our own life and the life of our families ,the church and it’s ministry to the lost depend on our discipline to devote time in Prayer. This life in prayer is more valuable than we could ever realize and it is more effective than we could ever imagine . I know this because if this wasn’t the truth the enemy would not work so hard to try to distract us from praying. Church planters our prayer life is important so please draw into that time with sincerity and expectation.

 This has been a word of encouragement for village church planers . Who will you share this with today?